Brussels, 22/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - Aid to the Western Balkans will, on Thursday afternoon, be the dominant theme of the difficult consultation between the European Parliament and Council on the elaboration of the Budget 2001. Consultation will be followed by the second reading of the draft Budget 2001 by the Council on Thursday evening, with extensions during the night or into Friday morning. A compromise could perhaps take shape on the use of the flexibility instrument for the Balkans,...